II.1.1 19. Dedication to (property of) Achilles, 425-400 B.C.E.

Monument

Type

Saltcellar. 

Material

Clay. 

Dimensions (cm)

H., W., Th., Diam.6.5.

Additional description

Attica, 425-400 B.C.E. (close to Agora XII, no. 935). Preserved to full height, part of wall and rim missing. Diam base 6.7 cm. 

Find place

Berezan. 

Find context

Area Г, grid squares 19, 27, Pit 3. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1964, excavations of K.S. Gorbunova. 

Modern location

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. 

Institution and inventory

The State Hermitage Museum, Б.64.162. 

Autopsy

August 2016. 

Epigraphic field

Position

Base, underside. Originally inscribed on complete vessel. 

Lettering

Graffito. 

Letterheights (cm)

0.5 (omega). 0.7

Text

Category

Dedication (sacred property). 

Date

425-400 B.C.E. 

Dating criteria

Ceramic date. 

Edition

Ἀχιλλέως

Diplomatic

ΑΧΙΛΛΕΩΣ

EpiDoc (XML)

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      <lb n="1"/>Ἀχιλλέως
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   </div>
 
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